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Monday, June 9, 2008
6/9: What other reality shows to watch?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Personally, I am watching “So You Think You Can Dance” but I’m not a good judge of dance and will likely blog about it only if something unusual is happening. CMT has “Can You Duet” but honestly, who needs that? There was a Cumming, Ga. gal on it for awhile but she was eliminated in the final six.
I’m going to give “Nashville Star” a spin. I have watched it the past few seasons. The only big star that show has generated is Miranda Lambert—- and she didn’t win. (Buddy Jewell, the first winner, had two hits, then disappeared.) The big difference is it’s now on NBC instead of USA. That means a somewhat bigger audience. (We already know how many stars “Idol” has generated in the country world alone.)
I am also following “Last Comic Standing” and “America’s Got Talent.” And of course, “Project Runway” is coming back. (Too soon, in my opinion. Give it a rest, Bravo! Then again, the network probably needs to squeeze one more out before ceding the show to Lifetime.).
I’m semi-following “The Bachelorette” only because the Newnan gal DeAnna Pappas is on it. ABC seems to have a panoply of new reality shows coming out this summer, plus the return of “The Mole.” I may sample a few of them and see what’s worth keeping on the DVR. As for “Big Brother,” no thank you.
Anything else worth catching?
In “Idol” news:
-This is a slow day cos I’m actually linking to a Los Angeles blog chronicling the history of Ryan Seacrest’s hair styles over the years, such as the blond tips, the greased, highlighted and streaked days, the darker plummage, et. al. Seacrest thinks he looked worst season one. Anyway, here’s the photo gallery of Seacrest hair over the years. He’s eligible for a new Emmy category for best host of a reality program (though Simon Cowell has no category to fit what he does.).
-“Best Week Ever” on VH1 highlighted that TMZ video where Clay Aiken got a bit peeved and smacked a photographer when queried about his baby. In case you missed it, you can view it here..
-Taylor Hicks debuted as the Teen Angel on “Grease” on Broadway. A fan site, righthickssave.wordpress.com has photos! Since this person has exclusive photos, I’m not going to be rude and copy it over here. His gray locks are in somewhat in a pompadour and his white shirt is open to show off lots of chest hair. And he plays the harmonica at one point.
-And this was inevitable: lesser known former “Idols” are converging on Branson, Missouri! Here’s the press release: “Starting June 20, six of your favorite performers from the #1 smash-hit television show “American Idol” will be featured in 2 to 4 week runs with different performers rotating in and out every 4 weeks. The show runs through October 26. From June 20 to July 20, “America’s Favorite Finalists” will feature Season 6’s Haley Scarnato and Brandon Rogers, Season 4’s Scott Savol and Vonzell Solomon, Season 2’s Carmen Rasmussen and Season 1’s RJ Helton.” (formerly of Cumming.) [The press release misspelled Carmen’s last name so I fixed it.]
This will give me an excuse to catch up with the likes of Scott, Vonzell, Carmen and R.J. I’ll try to talk to each of them at some point this summer. At least 20 other “Idol” contestants have also committed to doing two to four week runs. Twenty? Wow! Gotta pay the bills!
